Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health

Organization type:

Research institution

Organization status:

Non-profit organization

Description:

The vision of the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health (CPMH) is to be a collaborative, inter-institutional, multi-disciplinary centre that conducts high quality research on public mental health and uses evidence for teaching, consultancy and advocacy to promote mental health in Africa.

The desired impact is that the CPMH will be widely acknowledged as a key party in the strengthening of expert capacity in mental health policy institutions in Africa and a reliable and respected source of information and knowledge for uptake and utilisation.

Objectives

To build capacity in Africa for public mental health, mental health policy, planning and legislation, through accredited post-graduate teaching programmes

To undertake high quality research in the areas of public mental health, mental health policy, services, legislation and human rights

To advocate for the inclusion of mental health on health policy and development agendas in Africa

To provide advisory services to provincial and national government in African countries, and international health and development agencies, with the goal of strengthening mental health policy and systems.

Integrating mental health service delivery into primary health care system in Uganda through a health systems strengthening approach in partnership with researchers, ministries of health and non-governmental organisations.